The Decatur Daily Review (Decatur, Illinois)
Fri, Jul 6, 1945 page 14
War Veteran Fatally Shot In Cabin Fray
Albert J. Mickles, 31, World War II veteran, was killed by a shotgun blast in his chest at the doorstep of a little shanty a short distance east of Rea's bridge at 8:30 p.m. yesterday.
Arthur E. Beard, 63, of the Angle hotel, who admitted firing the shot, said he acted in self-defense when Mickles appeared at the cagin threatening to "shoot-up the place." Johnn Gardner age pensioner, who lives in the cabin, corroborated Beard's version of the shooting.
Mickles it was discovered by deputies, was not capable of carrying out his alleged threat. The single barrel 12 gage shotgun he carried was not loaded. Beard used a double barrel 12 gage shotgun, owned by Gardner.
Both Beard and Gardner were held in county jail without charges, pending further investigation of the shooting.
Apparently under the influence of liquor, Mickles went to the Gardner cabin. Mickles, his wife and two children, lived in a house a short distance west of the bridge. He previously had visited the Gardner cabin and on one previous visit, according to Gardner, had threatened violence.
When he started to enter the cabin last night he was warned to leave, Gardener said. "He shoved his gun in my face, and said he was going to kill some ____" Beard said. "I got hold of Gardner's gun and shot Mickles."
Mickles' lifeless body was found approximately eight feet from the door to the cabin, it was said by Sheriff Emery Thornell. J. A. Duncan, a neighbor, heard the shot. He ran to the home of D. D. Vogel, a cousin of Mrs. Mickles Mr. Vogel called the sheriff's office.
Mickles, a structural iron worker before he entered the armed forces, was a resident of Springfield, before he married Mrs. Ruby Fern Hirst the former Ruby Fern Carlyle, of Decatur, in St. Louis in December, 1941. His home had been in Decatur since he enlisted in Decatur on June 4, 1942, and served overseas before his discharge on Sept 30, 1943.
After his discharge, he was in the Tilden General hospital in New Jersey for a few months, then was transferred to the veterans' hospital in Danville. He was released approximately one year ago, and since had been living near Rea's bridge. Unable to work he drew approximately $100 a month from the government.
Fay Ickes director of the Macon County Veterans Center said today he has been conservator for Mickles for about a year
Relatives and acquaintances of Mickles saw nothing unusual in the fact that he had a gun when he appeared at the Gardner cabin.
"Frequently during afternoons he roamed through the timber near his home, carrying his shotgun, so he could shoot a rabbit or a squirrel for his family." said Mrs. Annie M. Vogel, aunt of Mrs. Mickles. She said he drank liquor excessively at ties and on occasions talked and acted mean" when he was drinking.
The body was taken to the Brintlinger funeral home. Coroner Harold Brintlinger said an inquest date has not been set.
Mr. Mickles was born in Thayer Ill. on July 3, 1914, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mickles. He is survived by his wife; two children, Albert Lee, 5, and Maurita Fern, 4; his mother, a resident of Thayer; four sisters, Dorothy Ann and Sue of Springfield. Margaret of Chicago, and Mrs. Mary Greenan of Springfield and two brothers, William of Thayer and Peter, with the U. S. navy in Chicago
Funeral services for Mickles will be held in the Brintlinger funeral home at 1 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Wheeler cemetery, in the Rea's bridge locality
Fri, Jul 6, 1945 page 14
War Veteran Fatally Shot In Cabin Fray
Albert J. Mickles, 31, World War II veteran, was killed by a shotgun blast in his chest at the doorstep of a little shanty a short distance east of Rea's bridge at 8:30 p.m. yesterday.
Arthur E. Beard, 63, of the Angle hotel, who admitted firing the shot, said he acted in self-defense when Mickles appeared at the cagin threatening to "shoot-up the place." Johnn Gardner age pensioner, who lives in the cabin, corroborated Beard's version of the shooting.
Mickles it was discovered by deputies, was not capable of carrying out his alleged threat. The single barrel 12 gage shotgun he carried was not loaded. Beard used a double barrel 12 gage shotgun, owned by Gardner.
Both Beard and Gardner were held in county jail without charges, pending further investigation of the shooting.
Apparently under the influence of liquor, Mickles went to the Gardner cabin. Mickles, his wife and two children, lived in a house a short distance west of the bridge. He previously had visited the Gardner cabin and on one previous visit, according to Gardner, had threatened violence.
When he started to enter the cabin last night he was warned to leave, Gardener said. "He shoved his gun in my face, and said he was going to kill some ____" Beard said. "I got hold of Gardner's gun and shot Mickles."
Mickles' lifeless body was found approximately eight feet from the door to the cabin, it was said by Sheriff Emery Thornell. J. A. Duncan, a neighbor, heard the shot. He ran to the home of D. D. Vogel, a cousin of Mrs. Mickles Mr. Vogel called the sheriff's office.
Mickles, a structural iron worker before he entered the armed forces, was a resident of Springfield, before he married Mrs. Ruby Fern Hirst the former Ruby Fern Carlyle, of Decatur, in St. Louis in December, 1941. His home had been in Decatur since he enlisted in Decatur on June 4, 1942, and served overseas before his discharge on Sept 30, 1943.
After his discharge, he was in the Tilden General hospital in New Jersey for a few months, then was transferred to the veterans' hospital in Danville. He was released approximately one year ago, and since had been living near Rea's bridge. Unable to work he drew approximately $100 a month from the government.
Fay Ickes director of the Macon County Veterans Center said today he has been conservator for Mickles for about a year
Relatives and acquaintances of Mickles saw nothing unusual in the fact that he had a gun when he appeared at the Gardner cabin.
"Frequently during afternoons he roamed through the timber near his home, carrying his shotgun, so he could shoot a rabbit or a squirrel for his family." said Mrs. Annie M. Vogel, aunt of Mrs. Mickles. She said he drank liquor excessively at ties and on occasions talked and acted mean" when he was drinking.
The body was taken to the Brintlinger funeral home. Coroner Harold Brintlinger said an inquest date has not been set.
Mr. Mickles was born in Thayer Ill. on July 3, 1914, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mickles. He is survived by his wife; two children, Albert Lee, 5, and Maurita Fern, 4; his mother, a resident of Thayer; four sisters, Dorothy Ann and Sue of Springfield. Margaret of Chicago, and Mrs. Mary Greenan of Springfield and two brothers, William of Thayer and Peter, with the U. S. navy in Chicago
Funeral services for Mickles will be held in the Brintlinger funeral home at 1 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Wheeler cemetery, in the Rea's bridge locality
The Decatur Daily Review (Decatur, Illinois)
Fri, Jul 6, 1945 page 14
War Veteran Fatally Shot In Cabin Fray
Albert J. Mickles, 31, World War II veteran, was killed by a shotgun blast in his chest at the doorstep of a little shanty a short distance east of Rea's bridge at 8:30 p.m. yesterday.
Arthur E. Beard, 63, of the Angle hotel, who admitted firing the shot, said he acted in self-defense when Mickles appeared at the cagin threatening to "shoot-up the place." Johnn Gardner age pensioner, who lives in the cabin, corroborated Beard's version of the shooting.
Mickles it was discovered by deputies, was not capable of carrying out his alleged threat. The single barrel 12 gage shotgun he carried was not loaded. Beard used a double barrel 12 gage shotgun, owned by Gardner.
Both Beard and Gardner were held in county jail without charges, pending further investigation of the shooting.
Apparently under the influence of liquor, Mickles went to the Gardner cabin. Mickles, his wife and two children, lived in a house a short distance west of the bridge. He previously had visited the Gardner cabin and on one previous visit, according to Gardner, had threatened violence.
When he started to enter the cabin last night he was warned to leave, Gardener said. "He shoved his gun in my face, and said he was going to kill some ____" Beard said. "I got hold of Gardner's gun and shot Mickles."
Mickles' lifeless body was found approximately eight feet from the door to the cabin, it was said by Sheriff Emery Thornell. J. A. Duncan, a neighbor, heard the shot. He ran to the home of D. D. Vogel, a cousin of Mrs. Mickles Mr. Vogel called the sheriff's office.
Mickles, a structural iron worker before he entered the armed forces, was a resident of Springfield, before he married Mrs. Ruby Fern Hirst the former Ruby Fern Carlyle, of Decatur, in St. Louis in December, 1941. His home had been in Decatur since he enlisted in Decatur on June 4, 1942, and served overseas before his discharge on Sept 30, 1943.
After his discharge, he was in the Tilden General hospital in New Jersey for a few months, then was transferred to the veterans' hospital in Danville. He was released approximately one year ago, and since had been living near Rea's bridge. Unable to work he drew approximately $100 a month from the government.
Fay Ickes director of the Macon County Veterans Center said today he has been conservator for Mickles for about a year
Relatives and acquaintances of Mickles saw nothing unusual in the fact that he had a gun when he appeared at the Gardner cabin.
"Frequently during afternoons he roamed through the timber near his home, carrying his shotgun, so he could shoot a rabbit or a squirrel for his family." said Mrs. Annie M. Vogel, aunt of Mrs. Mickles. She said he drank liquor excessively at ties and on occasions talked and acted mean" when he was drinking.
The body was taken to the Brintlinger funeral home. Coroner Harold Brintlinger said an inquest date has not been set.
Mr. Mickles was born in Thayer Ill. on July 3, 1914, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mickles. He is survived by his wife; two children, Albert Lee, 5, and Maurita Fern, 4; his mother, a resident of Thayer; four sisters, Dorothy Ann and Sue of Springfield. Margaret of Chicago, and Mrs. Mary Greenan of Springfield and two brothers, William of Thayer and Peter, with the U. S. navy in Chicago
Funeral services for Mickles will be held in the Brintlinger funeral home at 1 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Wheeler cemetery, in the Rea's bridge locality
Fri, Jul 6, 1945 page 14
War Veteran Fatally Shot In Cabin Fray
Albert J. Mickles, 31, World War II veteran, was killed by a shotgun blast in his chest at the doorstep of a little shanty a short distance east of Rea's bridge at 8:30 p.m. yesterday.
Arthur E. Beard, 63, of the Angle hotel, who admitted firing the shot, said he acted in self-defense when Mickles appeared at the cagin threatening to "shoot-up the place." Johnn Gardner age pensioner, who lives in the cabin, corroborated Beard's version of the shooting.
Mickles it was discovered by deputies, was not capable of carrying out his alleged threat. The single barrel 12 gage shotgun he carried was not loaded. Beard used a double barrel 12 gage shotgun, owned by Gardner.
Both Beard and Gardner were held in county jail without charges, pending further investigation of the shooting.
Apparently under the influence of liquor, Mickles went to the Gardner cabin. Mickles, his wife and two children, lived in a house a short distance west of the bridge. He previously had visited the Gardner cabin and on one previous visit, according to Gardner, had threatened violence.
When he started to enter the cabin last night he was warned to leave, Gardener said. "He shoved his gun in my face, and said he was going to kill some ____" Beard said. "I got hold of Gardner's gun and shot Mickles."
Mickles' lifeless body was found approximately eight feet from the door to the cabin, it was said by Sheriff Emery Thornell. J. A. Duncan, a neighbor, heard the shot. He ran to the home of D. D. Vogel, a cousin of Mrs. Mickles Mr. Vogel called the sheriff's office.
Mickles, a structural iron worker before he entered the armed forces, was a resident of Springfield, before he married Mrs. Ruby Fern Hirst the former Ruby Fern Carlyle, of Decatur, in St. Louis in December, 1941. His home had been in Decatur since he enlisted in Decatur on June 4, 1942, and served overseas before his discharge on Sept 30, 1943.
After his discharge, he was in the Tilden General hospital in New Jersey for a few months, then was transferred to the veterans' hospital in Danville. He was released approximately one year ago, and since had been living near Rea's bridge. Unable to work he drew approximately $100 a month from the government.
Fay Ickes director of the Macon County Veterans Center said today he has been conservator for Mickles for about a year
Relatives and acquaintances of Mickles saw nothing unusual in the fact that he had a gun when he appeared at the Gardner cabin.
"Frequently during afternoons he roamed through the timber near his home, carrying his shotgun, so he could shoot a rabbit or a squirrel for his family." said Mrs. Annie M. Vogel, aunt of Mrs. Mickles. She said he drank liquor excessively at ties and on occasions talked and acted mean" when he was drinking.
The body was taken to the Brintlinger funeral home. Coroner Harold Brintlinger said an inquest date has not been set.
Mr. Mickles was born in Thayer Ill. on July 3, 1914, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mickles. He is survived by his wife; two children, Albert Lee, 5, and Maurita Fern, 4; his mother, a resident of Thayer; four sisters, Dorothy Ann and Sue of Springfield. Margaret of Chicago, and Mrs. Mary Greenan of Springfield and two brothers, William of Thayer and Peter, with the U. S. navy in Chicago
Funeral services for Mickles will be held in the Brintlinger funeral home at 1 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Wheeler cemetery, in the Rea's bridge locality
Inscription
Illinois Pvt. Engineers
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
